The Cost Of Smoking

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…They can also develop asthma, which is the most common chronic childhood disease, and there is evidence that passive smoking is a risk factor in the development of asthma. In the UK, between 1,600 and 5,400 children develop asthma as a result of parental smoking. Each year, 17,000 children under five are admitted to hospital in the UK with illnesses resulting from passive smoking and 42% of children in the UK live with at least one parent who smokes.